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This web page has been created for Business Administration 446.
- Print: go to the library specified, and find them by call number;
- UIUC Online Research Resources: available to all UIUC affiliated faculty, staff and students. You will be prompted to log in with your NetID and password if you access them outside the UIUC campus network. You can access them from Online Research Resources or via the Alphabetical List of Databases.
- WWW: general websites (some come with our subscription).
The Business & Economics Library Staff can assist you with getting started with these and other resources. If you have any questions, please e-mail
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Industry Information
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Service Annual Survey This site supplies statistics on service industries. Provides annual estimates of the dollar volume of receipts for selected personal, business, social, health, and professional services at the United States level. For selected industries, separate estimates are given for receipts of taxable firms and revenues of firms exempt from Federal income taxes. |
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Associations Unlimited Contains information for approximately 460,000 international and U.S. national, regional, state, and local nonprofit membership organizations in many industries or fields. |
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Competitors
To understand how to locate company information, click here to view a flow-chart created by Business & Economics Library Visiting Assistant Professor Elissa Cochran.
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OneSource An excellent one-stop place for company and market information. For companies, it has detailed descriptions, current financial data and news stories. For industries, it has market research reports, news, etc.
** Available to UIUC affiliates only. You must register for a free account and after that it can be accessible from anywhere. |
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Thomas Register of American Manufacturers Includes a list of American manufacturers, their major products, and contact information. Useful for looking for competitors and their products. The web version is free, but you must register online first. |
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Association of University Technology Managers Nonprofit association with membership of more than 2,300 technology managers and business executives who manage intellectual property. AUTM's members represent over 300 universities, research institutions, teaching hospitals and a similar number of companies and government organizations. The link provided leads to the "products" that have been invented and out in the marketplace, such as Google and Taxol, a drug for treating cancer. |
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United States Patent and Trademark Office Databases The USPTO has searchable databases via the web for patents and trademarks. Use the "How to..." sections to learn how to search the databases, as while they are rich in content, one can also get lost or receive many "false" hits. The Grainger Library also has links to other patent sites. |
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Faulkner Advisory for IT Studies (FAITS) Contains more than 1000 clearly written reports covering all of the most important technology areas: data networking, broadband, information security, electronic government, electronic business, the Internet, business intelligence/content management, IT asset management, application development, mobile business, and wireless communications. The database also includes software and hardware vendor directories for the profiles they cover. |
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ISI Emerging Markets This database supplies daily full-text news articles, financial statements, industry analyses, equity quotes, macroeconomic statistics, and market-specific information, which are derived directly from local information providers, appear in both English and the local language. The list of markets covered includes: Argentina, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Brazil, Bulgaria, Chile, China, Croatia, Czech Republic, Guatemala, Hong Kong, Hungary, India, Khazakhstan, Kyrgyztan, Mexico, Peru, Poland, Romania, Russia, Singapore, Slovakia, the Philippines, Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia, Taiwan, South Korea, Turkey, Ukraine, Uzbekistan, Yugoslavia, and Venezuela. |
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Market Research and Demographics
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Export.gov/U.S. Commercial Service--Market Research Library (Requires free registration.) "Containing more than 100,000 industry and country-specific market reports, authored by...specialists working in overseas posts. ...Includes: Country Commercial Guides; Industry Overviews; Market Updates; Multilateral Development Bank Reports; Best Markets; and Industry/Regional Reports." |
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Global Market Information Database Contains demographic, economic, and background marketing statistics for over 200 countries, as well as market and economic forecasts to the year 2010. Also furnishes volume and value market size data for 330 consumer products across 49 countries. Includes a directory of over 100,000 consumer brands and the 12,000 companies from around the world that own them. It also includes a "Global Market Share Planner" that shows performance indicators for leading multinationals or top global players and their profiles. Also contains a directory of business information sources to locate products, companies, and other data not included in the database. |
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Lifestyle Market Analyst Contains statistics on lifestyle interests of different people in major cities in each state. Divided into market profiles by cities, lifestyle profiles by lifestyles and interests, and consumer segment profiles by age, sex, and marital status. Also lists consumer magazines and direct mail lists targeted to each lifestyle profile. Sample pages available here. |
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MarketResearch.com Provides research reports on many markets and industries, including consumer goods, food and beverages, and life sciences and technology. |
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SimplyMap "A web-based mapping application that lets users quickly create professional-quality thematic maps and reports using powerful demographic, business, and marketing data." (Requires account set-up.) |
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Statistical Abstract of the United States Provides an overview of statistics collected by the federal government and public and private organizations on social and economic conditions in the United States. Supplies tables of demographic data, industry statistics (divided into sections including agriculture, finance, technology, transportation, and services), labor statistics, and a summary of the latest economic census. |
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U.S. Census Bureau The ultimate place to find comprehensive and detailed demographic information on the United States. The Subjects A to Z link lets you browse for topics. American FactFinder offers detailed demographic information on state, county, and city levels. |
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Articles
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Business & Technology Quick Search Simultaneously searches select UIUC subscription databases, the UIUC library catalog, Google, Google Scholar, Scirus, and NTIS technical reports, among other resources. Google Scholar results include Google Patents, and additional patent information is available through Scirus. |
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ABI/INFORM Complete (1971-current) A complete database comprising full-text business periodicals and news sources from ABI/INFORM Global, Dateline, and Trade & Industry. This combination of products, covering different aspects of business information, covers scholarly research, businesses traditions and trends, corporate strategies, management techniques, and competitive and product information. |
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EBSCO Business Source Complete (1984-current) Contains 2,804 full text scholarly journals and business periodicals covering management, economics, finance, accounting, international business, etc. More than 200 of the journals have PDF full text back to 1965 or the first issue published. |
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LexisNexis Academic Universe Provides full text and abstracts of articles from newspapers, magazines, journals, wire services, trade journals, etc. Can search for specific industry news on over 25 industries. |
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Business Plans
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Bplans.com Has samples of over 60 business and marketing plans. |
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How to Write a .com Business Plan Geared for those who wish to start a electronic services business to be marketed over the Internet. Includes financing options. |
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Business Plans Handbook Furnishes sample plans for service-oriented businesses, such advertising services, beauty parlors, bicycle shops, and retail outlets.
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Small Business Resource Center In addition to the full Business Plans Handbooks (see previous entry), this resource includes many publications from the "...for Dummies" series as well as the "Portable MBA" series.
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Financing
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Directory of Venture Capital Firms : Domestic & International Contains more than 2,500 venture capital firms. Each listing includes a mission statement, industry group and geographical preferences, portfolio companies, and investment criteria. A special feature in the book is a "College Index" which lists the educational institutions attended by executives employed at these firms. |
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Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance This is a database of all Federal programs, some supporting small business innovation and start-up. Click on Search for Assistance Programs, then select "By Beneficiary," and finally select "Beneficiary type is 34-Small Business."
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Legal/Regulatory
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